Backing away? Nah, I'm all "Please, tell me more." I love to listen to people talking about their home areas and everything good about them.

Oh, gods no, never feed the freaking seagulls, anywhere! Any time I go to eat takeout at the beach here, i have to keep my windows mostly rolled up or those things will swoop right in and grab food from your hands. "Aggressive" doesn't even begin to cover the seagulls here.